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　　I've worked all my life．I've done men's jobs．I've done everything．I've used screw drivers, electric drills, and punch presses．I really know what it means to do man's work．What gets me is, you work all your life like a dog．You pay your taxes into these government programs．But still, when you need help, the people that are paid to help you, they act like it's coming out of their own pockets．

　　My husband George had a stroke not long ago．I've always worked all my life and I never had to do this before, but when George had the stroke I knew I needed some help．After all, I had to quit my job to take care of him．

　　So I went down to the welfare and told them I needed help．We were living with my son at the time．The welfare people said that since we were staying there, he had to take care of us．If we wanted help, we'd have to move out．The trouble was we didn't have anything at all, and George was in the hospital．

　　When I knew I needed some help, I went up here to this place called Hub Center where they're supposed to help people．Well．I told this young kid that was working there that we were starving and didn't have the money to pay our rent or buy our medicine．Well．He started writing something down on a slip of paper, and he wrote for the longest time．Then he gave it to me and said．“Take this paper to 1631 Vine Street and they'll give you a sandwich．”

　　I said,“Thanks for nothing, kid．”

　　I never was so embarrassed in all my life．I thought, well, I know I have to be going crazy．I just have to be, this just can't be happening．

(1)

The best title for the passage would be ________．

[　　]

A．

I Really Know Man's Work．

B．

Applying(申請(qǐng))for Welfare．

C．

Where Are They When You Need Them?

D．

Where Do Our Taxes Go?

(2)

The writer went to the welfare office because ________．

[　　]

A．

She wanted to apply for welfare there

B．

She was tired of doing a man's job

C．

She was in bad health

D．

She wanted the office to find a place for them to stay

(3)

We can infer from the passage that the writer thought she should get help from the government because she ________．

[　　]

A．

was too old to work

B．

had paid taxes

C．

had worked hard

D．

had no children

(4)

What is the tone of the passage?

[　　]

A．

angry and puzzled

B．

sad but hopeful

C．

light and thankful

D．

joking and pitiful

(5)

What does the underlined word“this”refer to?

[　　]

A．

being ill

B．

work hard

C．

ask for help

D．

quit her job

答案：1．C;2．A;3．B;4．A;5．C;
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　　Talking on mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use．You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words(2＝to, 3＝free, 4＝for, 8＝ate, h8＝hate, etc．)Here is an example：Im 3 nw, why nt gv me a cll?(I’m free now, why not give me a call)

　　Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols(一系列符號(hào))to show how they feel．They are called emoticons(情感符號(hào))．To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideway．For example, if you say something in a text message which is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face．like this：Why didt u cll me?Im so sad．：-)

　　Here are some others．Can you think of these text messages where you could use them?

　�。�-(　sad　：-＜　really sad　| - | asleep　：-v　shouting　8-|　surprised

(1)

Talking on a mobile phone is ________ than sending text messages．

[　　]

A．

slower

B．

cheaper

C．

more expensive

D．

more interesting

(2)

Mobile phone users use emotions to show ________．

[　　]

A．

what they do

B．

who they are

C．

where they talk

D．

how they feel

(3)

What do you think this text message“whr hv U bn?Im wtng 4 U”means?

[　　]

A．

Where have you been?I’m waiting for you．

B．

Where have you been?I’m looking for you．

C．

What are you doing?I’m waiting for you．

D．

What are you doing?I’m looking for you．

(4)

Which one means“l(fā)aughing”in the text messages?

[　　]

A．

：-(

B．

：-)

C．

：-＜

D．

8-＞|

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　　It’s not only rocket scientists and journalists who are following the course of“Shenzhou V”,or“Divine ship/vessel V”．There are also lexicographers, or dictionary compilers．The flight of the Spacecraft last week might help put some new words into orbit．

　　One of them is a western media coinage used to refer to the Chinese astronauts．It’s a combination of the Chinese pinyin“taikong”, meaning space, and the English“astronaut”, from classical Greek：“star sailor/navigator”, for people who was going into space as a career．

　　In the Reuters and AP reports of October 15,“taikonaut”was used as a proper noun．For example：

　　The long March 2F rocket carrying“taikonaut”Yang Liwei lifted off into a clear blue sky over the Gobi desert at 9 am and entered its orbit 10 minutes later．

　　A Long March 2F rocket called the Shemhou V－“divine ship”in Chinese－carried a single“taikonaut”named Yang Liwei, 38, following Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and American Alan Shepard in 1961．

　　The word“taikonaut”is not a newly coined term．It first emerged in November, 1999, when China launched its first unmanned“Shenzhou I”spacecraft．

　　At that lime, some English news media predicted that China would soon launch a manned space flight and created the word“taikonaut”for the Chinese astronauts．It was then borrowed by the Germans media．

　　But it was left out of mainstream dictionaries, such as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Cambridge Advanced English Learner’s Dictionary．

　　However, the launch of the“Shenzhou V”will most likely help boost its status since there is already a word referring specifically to Russian astronauts in the dictionary entry．

　　An astronaut of Russian(or the former Soviet Union)is called a“cosmonaut”, from the Russian“kosmonaut”．The word was derived from classical Greek：“kosmonaut”(universal)and“nautes”．One might argue that“cosmonaut”is a Russian variation on the earlier word“astronaut”．

　　On March 14,1995, US astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to ride into space on-board a Russian launch vehicle, arguably making him the first American cosmonaut．

　　And if this trend of coinage continues, more English variations for astronaut will appear as more countries are able to send their own astronauts into outer space, what would Western journalists call an astronaut from India or Africa?We’ll have to wait to see．

(1)

Which of the following best suits the passage as a title?

[　　]

A．

Why to Create the Word“Astronaut”?

B．

Why to Make a Lot of Variations for“Taikonaut”?

C．

How to Tell a“Taikonaut”from an Astronaut?

D．

How to Call Astronauts from Different Countries?

(2)

Which is the right statement in the following sentence?

[　　]

A．

The word“taikonaut”was born with the launch of“Shenzhou V”spacecraft．

B．

Yang Liwei, Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard are all excellent taikonauts．

C．

The American newspapers such as Reuters coined the word“taikonaut”．

D．

Some new words have widely been put into use with the launch of the“Shenzhou V”spacecraft．

(3)

From the writer’s point of view, ________．

[　　]

A．

lexicographers or dictionary compilers have also done a lot of things to help launch“Shenzhou V”

B．

the American astronaut Norman Thagard is not a cosmonaut

C．

the words coined or to be coined for astronauts of different countries usually have something to do with the name(s)of their countries

D．

the reason why there will be more variations for the word astronauts is that more and more countries will be able to send their own astronauts into space

(4)

What does the underlined word“coinage”mean in the passage?

[　　]

A．

System of coins in use．

B．

Invention of word．

C．

New meaning of a word．

D．

Discovery of an old word．

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　　Encouraged by the success of its first manned space mission, China says it is looking to launch(發(fā)射)another Shenzhou spacecraft within "one or two years' time" and is pushing ahead with plans to develop a permanently manned presence iu space．

　　In comments reported just hours after the Shenzhou V's safe return to Earth, the official Xinhua news agency quoted(引用)a leading space official as saying China's next steps would be to work on launching a space laboratory and then a space station into orbit(軌道)．

　　"The successful mission of Shenzhou V is the first step of China's space program．" the agency quoted Zhang Qingwei as saying．

　　Although Zhang gave few details and no specific timescale for the plans, the announcement is the clearest official statement to date concerning China's plans for space exploration．

　　Speaking later at a Beijing news conference, Xie Mingbao, director of the manned space office, said he expected to launch another Shenzhou capsule before the end of 2005．

　　"In one or two years' time, I think Shenzhou VI will be launched．" Xie said in response to a reporter's question．

　　Zhang, the second most senior officer in charge of the country's space program, said the next major tasks to tackle would be to perfect orbital docking technologies and procedures．

　　Precise docking between spacecraft and orbiting modules is essential to placing a space lab in orbit, Xinhua quoted Zhang as saying．

　　He did not say whether the proposed space lab would be manned or conduct experiments using automated equipment．

　　Beijing has not been involved in the U．S．a(chǎn)nd Russian-led International Space Station(ISS), although there has been speculation(思索)that China may be invited to join in the near future．Although earlier reports in Chinese media have speculated on the future course of the space program, Zhang's comments are the clearest indication yet that such plans have high level official support．

　　Aside from the space station, Chinese scientists are also reported to be working on plans to send unmanned probes to the moon with a view to eventually landing a Chinese astronaut on the lunar surface．

(1)

Where did the passage most probably first appear?

[　　]

A．

In a science textbook．

B．

In a fashion magazine．

C．

In a newspaper．

D．

In an advertisement．

(2)

From the first three paragraphs, we can know that ________．

[　　]

A．

China will build a permanent space station in "one or two years"

B．

China's space laboratory will be built within "one or two years"

C．

Zhang Qinwei gave us a clear timetable for China's space programs

D．

China's next step is to develop further in space

(3)

What does the underlined word "tackle" in the fifth paragraph probably mean?

[　　]

A．

To deal with．

B．

To face．

C．

To receive．

D．

To buy．

(4)

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Shenzhou V, a Big Success for China

B．

China Looks into Farther into Space

C．

Shenzhou VI, Up Soon

D．

Russia and America, Nervous about China's Progress

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　　Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．

　　stick

　　verb(stuck, stuck)

　　push sth in

　　[＋adv．/prep．] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth：[VN] The nurse stuck the needle into my arm．◆ Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage．◆ [V] I found a nail sticking in the tyre．

　　attach

　　[＋adv．/prep．] to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way：[VN] He stuck a stamp on the envelope．◆ We used glue to stick the broken pieces together．◆ I stuck the photos into an album．◆ [V] Her wet clothes were sticking to her body．◆ The glue's useless-the pieces just won't stick．

　　put

　　[VN ＋adv．/prep．](informal)to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly：Stick your bags down there．◆ He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off．◆ Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ◆ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, 'Coffee, anyone?' ◆(spoken)Stick 'em up!(＝put your hands above your head-I have a gun)

　　become fixed

　　[V]～(in sth)to become fixed in one position and impossible to move：The key has stuck in the lock．◆ This drawer keeps sticking．

　　difficult situation

　　(BrE, informal)(usually used in negative sentences and questions)to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person：[VN] I don't know how you stick that job．◆ They're always arguing-I can't stick it any longer．◆ The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend．◆ [V -ing] John can't stick living with his parents．

　　become accepted

　　[V] to become accepted：The police couldn't make the charges stick(＝show them to be true)．◆ His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck(＝has become the name that everyone calls him)．

　　[V] to not take any more cards

　　Idioms：stick in your mind(of a memory, an image, etc．)to be remembered for a long time：One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind．

　　stick in your throat/craw(informal)

　　(of words)to be difficult or impossible to say：She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat．

　　(of a situation)to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry

　　stick your neck out(informal)to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong：I'll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job．

　　stick to your guns(informal)to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong

　　Phrasal Verbs：stick around(informal)to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive：Stick around; we'll need you to help us later．

　　stick at sth to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth：If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it．

　　stick by sb [no passive] to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation：Her husband was charged with fraud but she stuck by him．

　　stick by sth [no passive] to do what you promised or planned to do：They stuck by their decision．

　　stick sth＜－＞down(informal)to write sth somewhere：I think I'll stick my name down on the list．

　　stick out to be noticeable or easily seen：They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out．

　　stick sth＜－＞out(of sth)to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole：His ears stick out．◆ She stuck her tongue out at me．◆ Don't stick your arm out of the car window．

　　stick to sth

　　to continue doing sth in spite of difficulties：She finds it impossible to stick to a diet．

　　to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it：He promised to help us and he stuck to his word(＝he did as he had promised)．◆ 'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday．' ◆ She stuck to her story．

　　stick together(informal)(of people)to stay together and support each other：We were the only British people in the town so we tended to stick together．

　　stick up to point upwards or be above a surface：The branch was sticking up out of the water．

　　stick with sb/sth [no passive](informal)

　　to stay close to sb so that they can help you：Stick with me and I'll make you a millionaire!

　　to continue with sth or continue doing sth：They decided to stick with their original plan．

　　noun

　　from tree

　　[C] a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree：We collected dry sticks to start a fire．◆ The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog．◆ Her arms and legs were like sticks(＝very thin)．

　　for walking

　　[C](especially BrE)＝WALKING STICK：The old lady leant on her stick as she talked．

　　in sport

　　[C] a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball：a hockey stick

　　long thin piece

　　[C](often in compounds)a long thin piece of sth：a stick of dynamite ◆ carrot sticks ◆(AmE)a stick of butter

　　[C](often in compounds)a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose：pieces of pineapple on sticks ◆ The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks．

　　in plane/vehicle

　　[C](informal, especially AmE)the control stick of a plane

　　[C](informal, especially AmE)a handle used to change the GEARS of a vehicle

　　for orchestra

　　[C] a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestra

　　criticism

　　[U](BrE, informal)criticism or harsh words：The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans．

　　country areas

　　(the sticks)[pl．](informal)country areas, a long way from cities：We live out in the sticks．

　　person

　　[C](old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a person：He's not such a bad old stick．

(1)

When Jimmy says：“Every morning, I have to take the crowded bus to school, which I really can't stick．”, he may feel _________．

[　　]

A．

worried

B．

curious

C．

annoyed

D．

discouraged

(2)

Due to her fashionable dress, the woman stuck out when she was walking in the street．“stuck out” in this sentence means “_________”．

[　　]

A．

be noticeable

B．

be followed

C．

be admired

D．

be envied

(3)

When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who _________ to help me．

[　　]

A．

stuck in his throat

B．

stuck together

C．

stuck up

D．

stuck his neck out

(4)

Sally said to me：“Try a peaceful life out in the sticks, and you will experience something totally different．” She means _________．

[　　]

A．

I should go to the woods to enjoy a new life．

B．

I should ignore the criticism and enjoy myself．

C．

I should go to the remote areas to have a change．

D．

I should go out by plane instead of by train to change my feelings．

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Smartphone Security Blankets

　　Security-for the information on your smartphone, as well as for the phone itself-is a hot topic these days．The truth is that you're packing a lot of sensitive information on your phone, and you should keep it safe．

　　When it comes to physical security, iPhone users would do well to download Find My iPhone, a free app(application program)from Apple that allows you to visit a website and see your(lost, stolen or misplaced)phone on a map．You can then sound an alarm, send a message that will pop up on its screen, lock the phone or erase all your data．

　　Android does not have an exact equivalent, but there are plenty of alternatives．A free app called Lookout offers the find-my-phone feature．The paid version allows you to wipe the data from your phone remotely．

　　Then there is your coffee shop's WiFi network．Anyone with minimal technical expert skill can snoop on(窺視)people using shared wireless networks, harvesting passwords and other personal data．Lookout's apps will caution you when you've logged on to an unsecure network, but cannot protect you once you're there．

　　In order to protect yourself on such networks, you can use a virtual private network, or V．P．N．This turns all your activity into nonsense to anyone trying to read along with you from across the Starbucks．It also keeps websites from tracking you and, if you're traveling, allows you to get access to sites that may be blocked in other countries．

　　If you have an iPhone, the simplest V．P．N．a(chǎn)pp is probably Hotspot Shield, whose distinguishing feature is said to be that it automatically kicks in each time you start browsing(瀏覽), as opposed to other V．P．N．a(chǎn)pps that require you to start them up manually．This matters, because even if you decide you want a V．P．N．a(chǎn)pp, you want to spend approximately zero time thinking about it．For the most part, that was true of Hotspot Shield, though occasionally it took a while to connect or temporarily lost connection without warning．I found myself having to turn the app on and off sometimes, which involved setting my phone constantly．

　　If even reading about the settings on your phone drives you crazy, then it is probably best to stay away from a V．P．N．a(chǎn)pp．But if you're the type who can't resist checking your bank balance from your corner bar, the hassle may be preferable to the risk．

(1)

Which of the following can warn you against the unsecure network?

[　　]

A．

Android．

B．

V．P．N．

C．

Lookout．

D．

Find My iPhone．

(2)

By using V．P．N．, users can ________．

[　　]

A．

find their lost phone on the Internet

B．

erase all the data from the phone remotely

C．

check their bank balance now and then

D．

save their browsing from being tracked

(3)

The underlined word “that” in Para．6 refers to the fact that ________．

[　　]

A．

a V．P．N．a(chǎn)pp kicks in automatically

B．

the user starts V．P．N．a(chǎn)pps manually

C．

the app takes a while to connect

D．

users spend no time thinking about it

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